Abdomen-compress.



I. P. TAYLOR, ABDOMEN GOMPRESS.

APPLICATION rum) 110120, 1908.

Patented Mar, 9, 1909.

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UNITED} STATS T ent re? ABDGMEN-CCMPRESS;

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed November 20, 1908. Serial No. 163,703.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS P. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bridgeport, in the county or" Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAbdomen- Compresses and I do hereby declare the fol lowing to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains, to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to certain improvements in abdomen compresses, andhas for its object to provide a device of this descri tion which may besecured in position witliout any connection whatsoever with the corsetof the wearer, and which will closely hug the sides and lower portion ofthe abdomen when strain from tension devices such as hose supporters isapplied, and with these ends in view my invention consists in thedetails of arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and then particularly pointed out in the claims which concludethis description.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation illustratingthe preferred style of my improvement-Fig. 2 a similar view illustratinga modified style, and Fig. 8 is likewise a similar view illustratinganother modification.

Similar numbers of reference denote like parts in the several figures ofthe drawing.

My invention comprises a generally V- shaped, thin, resilient, integralstructure 1, preferably of metal, which is suitably covered preferablyby a fabric 2, and to the out side lower edges of the structure thusformed are secured any suitable tension straps, such, for instance, ashose supporter tapes 3 which diverge therefrom. To one of the upperextremities of this structure is secured a buckle 4 and to the otherextremity is secured a waist strap 5 whereby the device may be securedaround the Wearers waist.

Referring to Fig. 1, 6, 7, are tension straps which are preferablysecured to the upper portions or the metal structure 1 through suitableslots 8 formed in said structure, and the strap 7 is provided withabuclrle 9, so that the two straps may be adjustably secured together,for the purpose presently to be explained.

When the device is in roper position with the waist strap around t ewearer, the lower or apex portion of the structure will lie,

I against the lower edges of the corset steels immediately in front ofthe lower central portion of the hypogastric region of the abdomen, andthe tension straps such as hose supporter elements will hold thestructure down in position.

The tension straps 6, 7, are adjusted so as to bring the upperextremities of the structure toward each other, thereby greatlystifi'ening the structure and forcing the lower or apex portion of saidstructure inwardly against the corset steels. The tighter these straps6, 7, are pulled, the greater will be the pressure exerted by the lonerportion of the structure against the lower part of the abdomen, and thussuch pressure may be regulated to a nicety and the tendency will be toraise the abdomen upwardly leaving the upper portion thereof restrainedonly by the corset itself. These tension straps 6, 7 are desirable wherethe abdomen projects considerably, since an inward pressure more or lessgreat becomes necessary, and it is advantageous to vary this pressurefrom time to time according to the increase or decrease in theprominence of the abdomen. In instances where a light pressure only isdesired I would omit thetension straps 6, 7, entirely, as shown in Fig.2, since the strain from the hose supporters or other similar tensiondevices applied in diverging lines to that part of the V-shapedstructure that is reinforced by the metal element will be evenlydistributed and will cause this reinforced structure to hug the sides ofthe ab domen and also to exert at the lower or apex portion anappreciable pressure against the lower central portion of thehypogastric region of the abdomen.

Although I prefer the t -shaped construction shown at Fig. 1,nevertheless the structure may be U-sh ped, as shown at Fig. 2, and Itherefore do not wish to be limited in this respect, it being merelynecessary that the device should have a general t -shape.

In the construction shown at Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown the metalportion 1 extending substantially to the top of the general structure,but this is not necessary although it is preferred, and I therefore haveshown at Fig. 3 a modification of my improvement in which the metal part1 extends quite a dis tance below the upper portion of the generalstructure, but in all instances the hose supporter tapes should dependfrom that part of the structure that is reinforced by thecorrespondingly metal element so that the strain may be so applied thatthe pressure against the sides and 1 W61 part of the abdomen may beproperly brought about. Also, it is not necessar that, when tensionstraps 6, 7 are employec, they should be made adjustable, since a singlestrap or Webbing 10, as shown at Fig. 3, may be secured to the upwardlydiverging portions of the metal structure at any tension that is deemedproper, and I therefore do not Wish to be limited to the adjustablefeature of the straps 6, 7, when the latter are to be employed.

Of course the buckle l and Waist strap 5 are Well known means forsecuring abdominal supporters or compresses to the person of the wearerand in this connection I \x ould .say that any suitable uaist strap orstraps fastened in any ordinary manner may be em ployed.

Since my present invention must be utilized in connection ith some sortof lower tension devices such as hose supporters or perineal straps, theupaardly diverging arms of the generally t -shaped structure may pointupivardly and outra'ardly toward the waist line, thus leaving the middlepor tion of the abdomen perfectly free while the lower part of thestructure a ill lie directly in front of the lower central portion ofthe hypogastric region of the abdomen, and there is no direct connectionwhatever be tween said structure and the corset.

Having thus described my invention it hat I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is r 1. An abdomen compress comprising a thinresilient inte ral \l-shaped element, a shaped covering therefor, j

tension devices depending from the lower edge thereof, and meansindependent of the corset and secured to the upper ends of the \i-shapedstructure and adapted to be passed around the Waist of the wearer, saidmeans constituting the sole means of attachment to the wearer.

2. The abdomen compress comprising a generally V-shaped resilientelement, a covering therefor, tension straps depending therefrom, meanscarried by the upper ends of the compress a hereby the latter may besecured around the Waist of the wearer, and a tension strap connectingthe upwardly diverging arms of said compress it hereby said arms may bedr an toward each other.

3. The abdomen compress, comprising a thin resilient element having ageneral V- shape, a covering for said element, tension straps dependingfrom said compress, means carried by the upper ends of said structurewhereby the latter may be secured in position around the waist of thewearer a ith the loner or apex portion immediately in front of the lowercentral portion of the hypogastric region of the abdomen, and thetension straps connecting the upper ends of said element and adjustablysecured together inside the upwardly diverging portions of said V-shapedstructure whereby said portions may be drawn together thereby forcingthe low-i er or apex part of said structure inwardly and upwardly.

In testimony whereof I. afhx my signature in presence of two -witnesses.

THOMAS P. TAYLOR Viitnesses F. TV. SMITH, Jr., M. T. LONGDEN.

